04-20-2021, 10:46 AM
(This post was last modified: 04-20-2021, 10:47 AM by HoosierDaddyKid.)
(04-20-2021, 04:22 AM)omahen Wrote: Personally I am not that harsh about THJ, if you keep him in correct role. He provides a spark of the bench. Both energy and scoring. But, he is not consistent. Mavs problem is they basically depend on him to deliver, otherwise they fail. Of course he is not capable to deliver every night. I think this really shows in April where he is slumping and Mavs need his contribution. So, I wouldn't be opposed to keep him, if you can afford to play him only when he is hot. If your success depends on him being hot, than the roster construction is not good.
I know JRich has bad D ratings, but it is still puzzling to me. I don't think he is a bad defender. I am interested in your comment about his defense stats - how much has the oponent scored against him. I have no idea how this is measured and which shots count, but it surely paint a picture that one could believe JRich is a good defender. This is from April games only, opponent scoring against JRich:
NY: 0-3
Uta: 3-13
Hou: 7-10
Mil: 1-8
SA: 2-7
Phi: 5-10
Mem: 3-10
NY: 3-9
Sac: 0-1
So two games (Hou, Phi) opponent scored against him. Two games (NY, Sac) they basically didn't even try scoring against him and opponents had bad percentage in remaining five games.
Good stats. However, while he's doing a good job vs the opponent, he has to hold his own on the offensive end, and that's not happening. He's too inconsistent. His best seasons were with Miami. He's been trending downward ever since.